We’re delighted to share exciting news about several innovative projects that our talented engineers have been involved in recently. These projects not only demonstrate our team’s technical expertise but also embody DFC’s culture and values, as further explained by one of DFC’s Directors, Iain Macfarlane in his recent blog post, “Sharing thoughts behind culture and values”. Our team is proud to have played a part in their success.

Greenhaus: Pioneering Sustainability Winner

Recently, we’ve been privileged to see well-deserved recognition awarded to projects where DFC played a key role in providing fire safety engineering services. Notably the remarkable Greenhaus project in Salford, winner of the 2024 Insider North West Residential Property Awards, Sustainability Award. Greenhaus stands among the UK’s pioneering medium-rise Passivhaus schemes, is one of the largest in the North West and a key element of English Cities Fund (ECF) £1billion, 50-acre transformation of Salford Central. DFC is proud to have contributed to this groundbreaking development, supporting the success of ECF’s wider Salford masterplan projects, including the Atelier and the Valette Square projects in Salford for ECF, a joint venture between Muse Developments, Legal & General and the Homes & Communities Agency.

Image above: Greenhaus, Salford ©ButtressArchitects

Further Recognition

In addition to the outstanding success of the Greenhaus project, we’re delighted to announce that six further projects where DFC played a crucial role in fire engineering have been shortlisted for the upcoming RICS UK Regional Awards and the Insider North West Property Awards 2024:

Insider North West Property Awards 2024 – shortlist (Winners announced on 16 May 2024)

• X+Why, 100 Embankment, Salford (Workplace Fit-out)
• Matillion fit-out, Salford (Workplace Fit-out)
• Three Stockport Exchange, Stockport (Commercial Development of the Year)

RICS UK Regional Awards 2024 – shortlist (Regional winners announced at Regional Network events in May – June 2024)

• Morpeth Sports and Leisure Centre, Northumberland (North East for Community Benefit and Public Sector categories)
• Weir Mill, Stockport (North West for Heritage category)
• Tower Works, Leeds (Yorkshire and Humberside for Residential Development category)

This recognition highlights the diverse expertise and exceptional contributions of the DFC team across a range of projects and sectors. We look forward to seeing these exceptional projects continue to make a positive impact within the industry.

Featured images top left to right: Greenhaus, Salford @ECF / Tower Works, Leeds ©AskRealEstate / 3 Stockport Exchange, Stockport ©Muse. Bottom left to right: Weir Mill, Stockport ©Capital&Centric / Morpeth Sports and Leisure Centre ©AdvanceNorthThumberland.